Chapter 816: Spar
Li Pin looked at the two, their tension thick with the scent of gunpowder. "Me too?"
He honestly didn't get it. What's there to fight over about being the lead commander?
The lead commander is supposed to go last. If the deputy is too strong and wipes out all the opponents beforehand, wouldn't the lead commander end up just standing around in the wind during the Ten Thousand Tribes Dominion War, without even getting a match?
To him, the Supremes' earlier arrangement, having him go up first, actually made a lot of sense.
But... if those two really started fighting, with their strength so evenly matched, neither would walk away unscathed. Both would be drained. That would affect their condition when they had to face him later, and that wasn't ideal. So he spoke up.
"I'm not betting on anything. But since I'm only barely qualified to be part of this gamble..." Li Pin smiled. "Why don't you two clear the field first before your duel? You know how it goes in movies, two top experts fight to the death, both end up seriously hurt, and then some guy they never paid attention to swoop in to clean up and walk away with everything. So..."
He raised a hand invitingly. "Clear the field first. Like, say... by defeating me."
As soon as he said that, both Yao Ji and Emperor Ara turned their eyes toward him.
Among the surrounding Heavenly Emperors, two, who had studied him in detail, couldn't help but twitch at the corners of their mouths.
"All I can say is, no wonder he's considered a contender for the supreme prodigy title. Every one of them really does have a unique edge to them."
"Honestly, if you think about it, weren't we the same when we were young? Our ambition knew no bounds, we had eyes only for the summit, and we looked past our peers to the older generation, those standing at the peak of cultivation. Back then, our youthful arrogance was no less than what they're showing now."
"Arrogance is part of being young. If you aren't bold when you're young, then what's the point of youth? Looking back, maybe there's a little embarrassment... but I have no regrets about those years."